Simon
@hangry.horse
🇸🇪🇬🇧🏳️🌈🇪🇺 Infosec database toucher.
🚣♂️🪚 rowing, gardening, learn-it-once-and-move-on DIY
📍Cambridge (but sometimes also Värmland 🦅)
🚣♂️🪚 rowing, gardening, learn-it-once-and-move-on DIY
📍Cambridge (but sometimes also Värmland 🦅)
Ah yes we’re now in the season of my least favourite Apple Watch feature - let’s randomly just pause a long bike ride because the cold weather makes heart rate sensing unreliable
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Ah yes we’re now in the season of my least favourite Apple Watch feature - let’s randomly just pause a long bike ride because the cold weather makes heart rate sensing unreliable
So that’s our gas pipe right there.
Apparently gas engineers don’t like this?? ? 🤷♂️
Apparently gas engineers don’t like this?? ? 🤷♂️
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So that’s our gas pipe right there.
Apparently gas engineers don’t like this?? ? 🤷♂️
Apparently gas engineers don’t like this?? ? 🤷♂️
I’m introducing a new unit of measurement: ”archer minutes of distraction”.
It’s measured by how long it takes you to notice the archers has come on and turn it off. Today I was at 5 minutes, which is concerningly high
It’s measured by how long it takes you to notice the archers has come on and turn it off. Today I was at 5 minutes, which is concerningly high
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I’m introducing a new unit of measurement: ”archer minutes of distraction”.
It’s measured by how long it takes you to notice the archers has come on and turn it off. Today I was at 5 minutes, which is concerningly high
It’s measured by how long it takes you to notice the archers has come on and turn it off. Today I was at 5 minutes, which is concerningly high
Today I woke up at 6 as is normal, after a week of waking up between 5 and 6 after end of summer time.
Jet lag would just kill me outright and I’m actually happy to not travel much at all.
Jet lag would just kill me outright and I’m actually happy to not travel much at all.
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today I woke up at 6 as is normal, after a week of waking up between 5 and 6 after end of summer time.
Jet lag would just kill me outright and I’m actually happy to not travel much at all.
Jet lag would just kill me outright and I’m actually happy to not travel much at all.
Azure aware, the internet is borken
October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Azure aware, the internet is borken
The rage bait factor of this Grand Designs episode just eclipses anything else by a mile.
Perfect. In. Every. Way 👌
Perfect. In. Every. Way 👌
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The rage bait factor of this Grand Designs episode just eclipses anything else by a mile.
Perfect. In. Every. Way 👌
Perfect. In. Every. Way 👌
Great day to find out which random things run on azure. Not so great if you want to use them, though.
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Great day to find out which random things run on azure. Not so great if you want to use them, though.
I don’t know what’s worse, everything being down yesterday due to aws, or everything being ever so slightly broken in subtle ways today, presumably for aws reasons too
October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I don’t know what’s worse, everything being down yesterday due to aws, or everything being ever so slightly broken in subtle ways today, presumably for aws reasons too
They should just give the peace prize to Obama again. It’s the option with the best comedy potential
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
They should just give the peace prize to Obama again. It’s the option with the best comedy potential
Everyone saying "she kicked the bucket" at the same time is what she would have wanted
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Everyone saying "she kicked the bucket" at the same time is what she would have wanted
This may be the most Grand Designs-iest Grand Designs episode I have ever watched. Glorious
October 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This may be the most Grand Designs-iest Grand Designs episode I have ever watched. Glorious
Has sending a marketing email with a subject line solely consisting of the recipient’s first name ever worked? Sure, it’s attention-grabbing, but also 100% guaranteed to annoy the target to a point where no engagement will result.
September 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Has sending a marketing email with a subject line solely consisting of the recipient’s first name ever worked? Sure, it’s attention-grabbing, but also 100% guaranteed to annoy the target to a point where no engagement will result.
Some more iffy electrics left for us by the previous owner. I genuinely have no idea what’s going on here.
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some more iffy electrics left for us by the previous owner. I genuinely have no idea what’s going on here.
Logic apps, I am tired of your bullshit
September 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Logic apps, I am tired of your bullshit
Another weekend, another Toolstation visit
August 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Another weekend, another Toolstation visit
Ok, follow up question on that.
Is she a house?
✅Yes -> probably totally normal, then.
❌No -> she will look very weird with a chimney on her.
Is she a house?
✅Yes -> probably totally normal, then.
❌No -> she will look very weird with a chimney on her.
August 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ok, follow up question on that.
Is she a house?
✅Yes -> probably totally normal, then.
❌No -> she will look very weird with a chimney on her.
Is she a house?
✅Yes -> probably totally normal, then.
❌No -> she will look very weird with a chimney on her.
My ”a mugs guide to Geordie dialect” mug has finally been through the dishwasher so many times that the red text supposed to show the Georgie words has faded, leaving only a confusing patchwork of random English words
August 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My ”a mugs guide to Geordie dialect” mug has finally been through the dishwasher so many times that the red text supposed to show the Georgie words has faded, leaving only a confusing patchwork of random English words
Why are external monitors shit? It’s 2025
August 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Why are external monitors shit? It’s 2025
One more week of getting up at 6am to use the pool showers 😮💨
August 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
One more week of getting up at 6am to use the pool showers 😮💨
I could definitely be a brickie. Just look at this replacement half brick I just did?
August 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I could definitely be a brickie. Just look at this replacement half brick I just did?
A signup form allowed me to provide no gender, so I selected that option.
I guess this is my title now?
I guess this is my title now?
August 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A signup form allowed me to provide no gender, so I selected that option.
I guess this is my title now?
I guess this is my title now?
Right. Let’s see if we can work out what this pictogram is telling us.
Left: red background, easily recognised ’forbidden sign’. Don’t do the thing depicted. Don’t litter.
Right: blue background, nothing is forbidden. I’m encouraged to do something?
Use this cup to murder some turtles?
Left: red background, easily recognised ’forbidden sign’. Don’t do the thing depicted. Don’t litter.
Right: blue background, nothing is forbidden. I’m encouraged to do something?
Use this cup to murder some turtles?
July 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Right. Let’s see if we can work out what this pictogram is telling us.
Left: red background, easily recognised ’forbidden sign’. Don’t do the thing depicted. Don’t litter.
Right: blue background, nothing is forbidden. I’m encouraged to do something?
Use this cup to murder some turtles?
Left: red background, easily recognised ’forbidden sign’. Don’t do the thing depicted. Don’t litter.
Right: blue background, nothing is forbidden. I’m encouraged to do something?
Use this cup to murder some turtles?
Did they fire everyone whose job it was to update o2 priority but forgot to shut down the app, or something?
I just signed in for the first time in years and it’s all empty and crap
I just signed in for the first time in years and it’s all empty and crap
July 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Did they fire everyone whose job it was to update o2 priority but forgot to shut down the app, or something?
I just signed in for the first time in years and it’s all empty and crap
I just signed in for the first time in years and it’s all empty and crap